Travel to Bodie State Historical Park
on "Photographers Day"
and photograph the most famous ghost town
in the United States... Bodie Ghost Town
Summer Season Schedule 2009
for Bodie Ghost Town
Saturday May 16th
Saturday June 20th
Saturday July 18th
Saturday August 15th
Saturday September 19th
Saturday October 17th
On Photographers Day, we will be allowed into the Bodie State Historical Park before the General
Public is allowed entrance,
usually 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes
after sunset. This will allow time for a sunrise panoramic
of the IOOF building
and a sunset panoramic overlooking the town from the "top of the hill"
The Bodie Field Trip
will include group and personal training time inside the park
How to use your tripod and monopod effectively
Using wide angle lenses for single-image panoramics
How to use Tilt/Shift lenses for High Resolution panoramics
Photographing through windows with no reflection
Photographing into windows with the reflection as your subject
Photographing deep into dark rooms from outside the building
Making the best use of natural light any time of the day
Selecting the right lens for the look that you desire
Professional exposure techniques using your cameras Histogram
Rules of Composition - how to use them and how to break them
Photographing "details" and how to use a macro lens
How to post-process your images for maximum output
We will take an extended walk through the Bodie Cemetery
If there is enough interest, we will take the Stamping Mill Tour into the
mine
If you use Canon equipment, I will allow use of my personal equipment
Travel, sleeping
accommodations and meals are on your own (we can make suggestions for places
to stay)
The cost of the Bodie Ghost Town Workshop is $225 + park fees
I will be photographing
in Bodie the Friday before and the Sunday after the workshop for my personal portfolio.
These are called "Tag
Along Days" and do not include
instruction, just friendly conversation.
If you would like to expand your Field Trip to include either one of those
days, the cost is $95 per day.
Suggested Camera Gear to
take on Workshops
Link
to Bodie images
If you are interested in the Bodie State
Park field trip, please e-mail me and reserve your spot
robert@robertrfletcher.com
Cities & Towns close to Bodie:
(distance is from intersection of Hwy 395 & Hwy 270)
Bridgeport, California: 7miles northwest
Lee Vining, California: 17miles south
Click
here to see the "Detailed Schedule" for this event
Please
click here to view the "Friends of Bodie" website
To view upcoming workshops, click here